Monthly Archives: January 2015
2015 High Relief Designs Up for CFA and CCAC Reviews
The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) will meet Thursday, Jan. 22, to discuss candidate designs for upcoming United States Mint products to include a 2015-dated $75 high relief coin in 24-karat gold and a companion high relief silver medal. CoinNews.net will publish all the design images on Thursday.
Also, a week from today, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will [...]
Gold Jumps to 5-Month High and 7th Session Gain
Precious metals futures advanced to start the new trading week on Tuesday with U.S. markets closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Gold continued to rally, ending at a five-month high and extending its winning streak to seven straight sessions.
Gold for February climbed $17.30, or 1.4%, to close at $1,294.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Homestead Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Forum
Mark your new 2015 calendars. Officials from the United States Mint and the National Park Service will introduce Nebraska's Homestead National Monument of America Quarter in a ceremony on Feb. 10.
Surrounding the event are a coin forum, scheduled on the night before the ceremony, and a coin exchange happening immediately after the it. [...]
Gold, Silver and US Mint Coin Sales Surge on Week
Gold advanced Friday despite weak US inflation data, and that extended the yellow metal's win streak to six sessions and brought a 20-week high closing price.
Gold for February on Friday tacked on $12.10, or 1%, to settle at $1,276.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Marshals, Pogue and Simpson Coins at Long Beach Expo
This year's January 2015 Long Beach Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) offers unique opportunities to buy first-day issue coins and see exceptional rarities.
The show's start date, the 29th, is also the day the United States Mint kicks off sales of the U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins [...]
US Mint 2015 Gift Sets for Newborns and Birthdays
Two United States Mint special occasion coin sets went on sale Tuesday, Jan. 13. Issued annually, each set costs $19.95, and each contains 5 collectible proof coins. They are the 2015 Birth Set and the 2015 Happy Birthday Coin Set.
Both gift sets have the following coins in common [...]
Donald G. Partrick Collection Part I Tops $25.9 Million
Part I of the Donald G. Partrick Collection of Colonial and Early American coins realized $25.93 million at Heritage's Jan. 8 auction at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) show in Orlando, FL.
More than 350 NGC-certified coins went under the hammer. Five scored sales exceeding $1 million and another 45 brought more than $100,000, according to Heritage's auction results [...]
UK 2015 £20 Sir Winston Churchill Silver Coin for £20
British statesman Sir Winston Churchill, one of the legendary wartime leaders of the 20th century, is featured on the Royal Mint's third £20 silver coin that sells at face value.
Struck in 15.71 grams of 99.9% fine silver and limited to a mintage of 200,000, the release seems poised to sell out just like the Mint's earlier two £20 for £20 silver coins [...]
Gold Rallies to 4-Month High and Fifth Straight Session Gain
Gold surged Thursday, closing at a four-month high and extending its winning streak to five straight sessions.
Gold for February delivery soared $30.30, or 2.5%, to end at $1,264.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
NGC Photos Archive Tops 10 Million Coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has more than 10 million photos of coins and all of them are available for free on its website and smartphone app.
Taken of both sides of coins after they have been certified and encapsulated, NGC describes the images as "highly effective" in combating counterfeit or tampered holders [...]